Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) Commissioner Bob Martineau today announced that two communities, one utility district and one water authority have been approved to receive more than $22 million in low-interest loans for water and wastewater infrastructure improvements.

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Bob Martineau today announced that $1.9 million has been awarded to 24 communities for clean energy projects, including 11 distressed counties.

In an effort to better serve customers across Hawkins and Johnson Counties, the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has made all files relating to septic system records available to the public online for these two counties. This digitization project is part of a statewide customer service enhancement plan by TDEC to eventually transfer all septic system documents across the state to an online platform.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) today announced more than 800 high school students fulfilled their “Tennessee Promise” community service requirements at Tennessee State Parks on June 24, a nearly 40 percent increase over 2016.

Tennessee State Parks, which are operated by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, have been named a finalist for the 2017 National Gold Medal Awards for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management. The awards are organized by the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration (AAPRA) in partnership with the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA).

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s (TDEC) mobile household hazardous waste collection service will be in Stewart County on Saturday, June 3. Since the program’s inception in 1993, more than 338,000 households have properly disposed of more than 22 million pounds of material.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Bob Martineau today announced the winners of the 2017 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Awards. Winners will be recognized for their achievements and positive impact on the state’s natural resources in an awards ceremony to be held in Nashville on June 16.

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Bob Martineau announced today the City of Cleveland as the latest participant in the Tennessee Qualifying Local Program (QLP). The program aims to eliminate the duplicative efforts at the state and local level in the stormwater permitting process.